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#009E7E Color

#009E7E is rgb(0, 158, 126) in RGB, hsl(168, 100%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 20%, 38%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Paolo Veronese Green (#009B7D), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#009E7E
HEX#009E7E
RGBrgb(0, 158, 126)
HSLhsl(168, 100%, 31%)
HSVhsv(168, 100%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 20%, 38%)
OKLCHoklch(62.3% 0.121 171.6)
LABlab(57.82% -42.58 6.40)
LCHlch(57.82% 43.05 171.45)

What #009E7E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #009E7E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#009E7E Channel Values

How #009E7E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 0 · G 158 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 168° · S 100% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 168° · S 100% · V 62%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 100% · M 0% · Y 20% · K 38%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.39:1 vs white · 6.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #009E7E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #009E7E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #009E7E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #009E7E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #009E7E.

How #009E7E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#009E7E
Protanopia#91917E
Protanomaly#73967E
Deuteranopia#848481
Deuteranomaly#688F80
Tritanopia#239A9A
Tritanomaly#1A9C90
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

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Using #009E7E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-009e7e: #009E7E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #009E7E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-009e7e': '#009E7E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.620, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_009e7e">#009E7E</color>
SVG fillfill="#009E7E"

More Green Colors

#009E7E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#009E7E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #009E7E?

#009E7E is a dark green — rgb(0, 158, 126) in RGB and hsl(168, 100%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Paolo Veronese Green (#009B7D), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.59.

What is the RGB value of #009E7E?

#009E7E is rgb(0, 158, 126) — red 0, green 158, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #009E7E?

#009E7E converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 20%, 38%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #009E7E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #009E7E scores 3.39:1 against white and 6.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #009E7E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #009E7E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is seagreen (#2E8B57) at a CIE76 distance of 15.36, which is visibly different.

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